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Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.
Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.
The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.
The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.
The dignity of history.
The dignity of history.
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands read more
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as read more
Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as the men that died for them.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits read more
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own past.
History is past politics; and politics present history.
History is past politics; and politics present history.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
